Head Custodian #314450

Lee County Schools•Sanford, NC

About The Position

The Head Custodian supervises custodial services in a small district or an area of a large district. The employee receives general instructions about work assignments and independently directs the details of the work. The role assigns custodial personnel to work locations and determines workloads, resolves minor problems independently, and consults a superior when complex problems arise. The position receives general supervision. The role oversees custodial staff and supplies, inspects and directs custodial work, maintains simple records, and helps maintain school buildings, grounds, and equipment. Duties include routine cleaning, groundskeeping, seasonal snow and ice removal, and regulating building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience in custodial work.
Considerable knowledge of custodial work and associated supplies, materials, and equipment.
Working knowledge of office repairs and maintenance.
Ability to supervise other custodians.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with a variety of people.
Ability to estimate long-range requirements for custodial personnel, supplies, materials, and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Some leadership experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Explain and demonstrate work procedures to custodians and other employees.
Provide in-service training for custodians and other employees.
Assign custodians to work areas and duties, and determine their workloads.
Make rounds to determine whether work stations are manned.
Inspect custodians’ work and direct correction of deficiencies.
Maintain simple clerical records of supplies and personnel information.
Note equipment repair or replacement needs and submit notice to a supervisor.
Requisition cleaning supplies and materials, and issue them to custodians.
Keep buildings and premises, including sidewalks and driveways, neat and clean; keep grounds free from rubbish.
Perform groundskeeping tasks such as grass cutting and tree trimming as needed to maintain safe, attractive school grounds.
Regulate heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to provide seasonally appropriate temperatures and use fuel, water, and electricity economically.
Shovel, plow, and sand walks, driveways, parking areas, and steps as appropriate.
Check daily that exit doors are open and panic bolts work properly during building occupancy.
Sweep classrooms daily and dust furniture.
Scrub, hose down, and disinfect toilet floors daily; clean fixtures and drinking fountains daily.
Wash inside and outside windows at least twice each year, or more often if needed.
Keep floors clean, attractive, and in a good state of preservation.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.